Jazz Guitar Lessons & Courses

Western Swing is one of the most unique and timeless genres of American music. In this fun and engaging course, veteran guitarist Austin Filingo breaks down the history, techniques and musical conventions that make this style of guitar playing so…

Unraveling the mystery that is Jazz guitar can be a daunting task for any player. Of the skills required to play confidently in that arena, none carry more gravitas than strong confidence in chording and comping. These are core skills.…

So you want to dip your toes into the sand that is Jazz. The question is, where do you start? Between the chord knowledge, crazy naming conventions, altered and substituted chords, it can feel a little intimidating. Let Austin Filingo…

Jamplay.com welcomes one of Downbeat Magazine's 2014 "Rising Stars" - Sheryl Bailey. Take a rich harmonic stroll through her new series, "Creative Chords", exploring new voicings and inversions along the way!

Gypsy Jazz guitarist Austin Filingo covers the basics of the Gypsy Jazz and Swing Guitar styles.

Paul Musso's mini arpeggios series will get you prepared for jazz improvisation starting with the basic building blocks.

Paul Musso dives into jazz guitar with an emphasis on walking bass lines. This series of lessons focuses on separating chords from bass lines, which is good for a variety of things, including accompaniment and soloing.

John March, a long time student of the late Ted Greene and a self-proclaimed "chord addict", opens up a fresh way to view the guitar fretboard. A different way to think, introducing the idea of how chords work and how…

In this series, you will learn the music theory and guitar techniques essential to the jazz genre. Matt focuses on concepts such as scales, chord voicings, comping, improvisation, and interpretation of melodies.

Brendan's jazz series with JamPlay.com covers the basics of jazz chord voicings. Here you will learn about alterations and extensions to commonly used jazz voicings and how they apply in context of Jazz music.

Jane Miller dives into the exciting world of Jazz guitar in this lesson series. You will be exploring all different aspects of Jazz with Jane's vast knowledge and easy-to-follow teaching style.

Dennis Hodges teaches jazz for students with a rock background. In this series you will learn to play jazz chord progressions and licks without theory being forced upon you.

Nick Kellie covers smooth jazz, how it relates to guitar playing and the differences from more traditional jazz playing.

Guitarist, composer, arranger, and Berklee Associate Professor, Jane Miller has roots in both Jazz and Folk circuits. Explore intermediate topics and Jane's original compositions through her comprehensive teaching style.